PT-2017-14968 · Ruby · Net::Ldaps

Jpvriel · Published 2017-12-17 · Updated 2018-01-06 · CVE-2017-17718

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Net::LDAP gem versions prior to 0.16.0

Description The issue is related to missing SSL certificate validation in the Net::LDAP gem for Ruby.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.16.0, update to version 0.16.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-17718

GHSA-M7P8-9W66-9FRM

RHSA-2020:1454

Affected Products

Net::Ldaps

References · 12

• https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/issues/258 · Patch
• https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/pull/279 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17718 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17718 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17718 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17718 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17718 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17718 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17718 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m7p8-9w66-9frm · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/17/10 · Note